It’s the Disney Fantasy’s first holiday season, and guests and crew alike are excited about all of the holiday festivities taking place this month and next. When guests arrived to the ship this week, they were welcomed with a very special surprise – the ship decked to the “raft-ers” with holiday cheer!

Check out this fun video as Santa’s elves worked quickly to put up the 20-foot-tall Christmas tree in the Disney Fantasy’s atrium lobby:

You’ll get to see other décor throughout the ship in upcoming posts from Disney Parks Blog author Jonathan Frontado, who will be sharing more about the Disney Fantasy’s first holiday season.

I imagine there’s a good amount of relaxing going on at Castaway Cay today after our extravagant Thanksgiving feast last night. But I also imagine there’s a good bit of joy being spread since guests were greeted on the island with a beautiful Christmas tree, “snow flurries,” holiday island music and their favorite Disney friends in holiday attire!

The Disney Dream also got her holiday makeover this week, and the Disney Wonder and Disney Magic are ready to be decorated this weekend. Do you share the Disney cruise tradition of decorating for the holidays this week?

8 Comments

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Skip from FL on November 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 pm

Welcome to the blog Mr. Ray!

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kathleen from MN on November 24th, 2012 at 7:44 pm

Hello Ray,

Our family is getting excited for our 3rd Christmas cruise (previous 2 on the Magic), and look forward to meeting you and the many cast member friends we know from the Magic. Our family has had a challenging year, and are really in need of some Mickey Magic this holiday season. We’ll make sure to stop and say hi.

See you on the 12/22 sailing!

Mark and Kathleen

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Sandy from NJ on November 24th, 2012 at 11:01 pm

Hi Ray, we miss you. Wish we were sailing with you for the holidays!

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Dawn from TX on November 25th, 2012 at 10:46 pm

Can’t wait to see it all in a couple of weeks! Our 4th Disney cruise and our first on the Fantasy.

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Kimberly from MA on November 26th, 2012 at 12:41 pm

When do they decorate the ships for Christmas? I’m planning a cruise next November 14th, and it would be great if they were up that early!!

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Barbara Daniela from ON on November 26th, 2012 at 3:11 pm

The ship looks gorgeous for the holidays. What a treat!

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Christina on November 26th, 2012 at 5:45 pm

We will be on the Fantasy on Saturday!! Can’t wait to meet you, Ray!

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David from FL on November 27th, 2012 at 8:05 am

Hi Ray. My wife, my granddaughter and I are looking forward to meeting you on the Fantasy in a couple of weeks. We sail on the Fantasy December 15th this year. We followed your reports in the Fantasy’s Video Journal. We can’t wait to see the ship and Castaway Cay all decorated for the holidays!!!!

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